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ABOUT THE HOUSES
Here's 15 houses that use the Bespoke Build Set. They have some starter furnishings, lights, alarms and a phone. There are no skill builders or decorations and next to no landscaping - these are not decked out dream houses. But care and attention was paid to the builds, the layouts, how they look in neighborhood view and there's a nice mix of prices.

The lots were built in AGS (BG, NL, OFB, SSN) and have never been occupied but were compressed/cleaned of Sim references anyway (as that seems to be the new best practice)? I'm not sure but I did it anyway. One Exception: House 13, Flagstone Cloverdale, was packaged in my full game & requires all expansion & stuff packs.

ABOUT THE CC
I tried to use different combinations/colors from the Bespoke Build set on these - even the ones I don't particularly like - for varieties sake but I don't know that that was the best decision looking at the collage of houses together. But you can recolor these to your hearts content. And that was one of the reasons for uploading - so they can be used as a mini guide for the Bespoke Build Set and to give people a quick way to play around with the set without having to build anything.

You don't need the CC if you just want the houses. The lots are covered in Bespoke Build Set deco ('cause that was the point) but if you don't have the cc installed the only things that get replaced with a Maxis object are the doors and windows. There's no mess of random objects to clean up. You can swap out the doors and windows and slap on some paint and get a nice enough looking house (in my opinion) with Maxis content or your favorite cc in a few minutes.

Note: If your last expansion pack is higher than Seasons the roof trims won't be attached to the roof. They'll still be positioned properly and will hide in cutaway view so nothing needs to be done. But if you pick up the trim pieces with the hand tool and let them re-attach the trims will go down with the roof like they should instead of just the walls. (If I would have known this before I started I probably would have just built these in my full game but it is what it is.)

Click the buttons for the house details.

CHEAP & CHEERFUL 1BR - 1BA
A basic starter box that's a joy to play (for me, you might hate it). There's room for a driveway, a small shed if you need the space and that still leaves a decent sized patch of yard for Sims to play in.

Lot Size: 2x2
Lot Price: 13,981

CHEAP & CHEERFUL II 2BR - 1BA
Same house, different floorplan. I prefer the first layout but this one works well too and sometimes you know one bedroom isn't going to be enough.

Lot Size: 2x2
Lot Price: 14,008

BROKE BESPOKE 3BR - 2BA
Affordable family housing with 2 bathrooms and a nice sized side yard. Brandy could move in today.

Lot Size: 2x2
Lot Price: 17,498

BLUE BUNGALOW 2BR 2 BA
Cute house and a spacious lot with room for a driveway. There's a dresser in the kitchen that serves double duty as an island. If you keep it I recommend Silent Lucidity's counter OMSP's to make it functional.

Lot Size: 2x3
Lot Price: 18,089

MAPLE RANCH 3BR 1+BA
Attached garage on a 3/4 height foundation. I wanted to keep the price under 20k but there's room for a 1/2 bath in the foyer without changing the footprint.

Note: Some pets can't use the 3/4 height stairs. Huge Lunatic's Simple Passage steps HERE do work with pets if you need them.

Lot Size: 3x2
Lot Price: 19,973

CHERRY VICTORIAN 4BR 2+BA
One of my favorites. Affordable for a CAS couple (with AL) to start with but there's enough potential & space to turn it into a dream home as the family progresses. Room for a driveway and for another bathroom upstairs if you need it. Pro Tip: Before you change the trim colors on this one change out the siding first - it looks really good with so many colors.

Lot Size: 2x3
Lot Price 24,140

PEACE YELLOW MOUNTAIN SIDE 3BR 3BA
It's small but it fits a large family pretty comfortably. I prefer to have babies and toddlers on the ground floor but was playtesting with the Ottomas family (so was pressed for space) and ended up putting the babies in the stairwell. Turns out it makes a great nursery tucked in between the kitchen and bathroom. There's just enough room in the kitchen for a two tile table and the two bathrooms on the ground floor were perfect. Enjoyable house to play and a nice surprise.

Lot Size: 2x3
Lot Price: 24,889

GREEN DRAGON 2BR 2BA
A narrow house with an attached garage. I was worried I might have fires with furniture near the fireplace but even though I light the fire all of the time so far, so good. No fires.

Lot Size: 2x2
Lot Price: 26,756

STORMY CAPE 3BR 2BA
The house is small but it feels pretty spacious with free space upstairs and down. The attic room is weather proof and the small side yard has space for a driveway.

Lot Size: 2x2
Lot Price: 27,872

CARRIAGE HOUSE 2BR 2BA
A weathered exterior and big, sunny back yard. The separate carriage house is perfect for a home business. Again, I haven't had any issues with the fireplace.

Uses the Weathered W├╝therbetten wall included in the lot pack cc file.

Lot Size: 2x3
Lot Price: 29,611

GREY ELLIS 4BR 4BA
Long, narrow house situated in the middle of the lot that comfortably fits a large family. The nook in the kitchen makes a great spot for spiral stairs and an office or French doors opening onto a deck.

I played around with the build set a bit more with this house (I'm more of a less is more type person). I capped the chimney, did a window bump out, built a pergola and a feature window in back.

Lot Size: 2x3
Lot Price: 37,513

DUTCH COLONIAL 3BR 3BA

The house is on a 1/2 height foundation with a spacious yard and pool.

Note: Some pets can't use the 1/2 height stairs. Huge Lunatic's Simple Passage steps HERE do work with pets if you need them.

Uses the W├╝therbetten shingle included in the lot pack cc file.

Lot Size: 2x3
Lot Price: 37,636

FLAGSTONE CLOVERDALE 4BR 3BA

Comfortably fits a large family. There's a wrap around porch, detached garage and a large yard.

Requires all expansions & stuff packs for no reason other than I wanted the spiral stairs.
Uses the Quiet Comfort: Shoji White wall included in the lot pack CC file.

Lot Size: 3x3
Lot Price: 43,295

COASTAL SAGE 4BR 4BA

The house is a touch big for the lot but there's enough of a side yard for a driveway, patio and a bit of grass. It plays fantastically with a large family.

Lot Size: 2x3
Lot Price: 47,526

GREEN TEA MANSION 3-6BR 4BA

A big house and a large lot (and by large I mean medium) at a reasonable price. There's an open floorplan and room to pencil in as many bedrooms and bathrooms as you need. Plays well, another favorite.

1. Download: Click the download link to save the .rar or .zip file(s) to your computer.

2. Extract: Use WinRAR (Windows) or Stuffit (Mac) to extract the .sims2pack file(s) from the .rar or .zip file(s).

3. Install: Double-click on the .sims2pack file to install its contents to your game. The files will automatically be installed to the proper location(s).

You may want to use the Sims2Pack Clean Installer instead of the game's installer, which will let you install sims and pets which may otherwise give errors about needing expansion packs. It also lets you choose what included content to install. Do NOT use Clean Installer to get around this error with lots and houses as that can cause your game to crash when attempting to use that lot. Get S2PCI here: Clean Installer Official Site.